I shared the first 84 pages and it passed muster with two very hard audiences..."

Those hard audiences are Smith's wife and his friend Bryan Johnson, who originally played the character of Randal. So, things look positive for the final portion of the Clerks trilogy.

The first film was released almost 20 years ago, and is well remembered as a cult classic, especially for introducing the memorable characters Jay and Silent Bob (the latter played by Kevin Smith himself).

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